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What to see and do in Barakaldo

What to see and do in Barakaldo (Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao, Bizkaia): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 4 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Barakaldo

Puente colgante de Burceña 2.3 km

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What to see and do in Barakaldo

Barakaldo
Village
Anteiglesia of San Vicente whose first documentary reference dates from 1051 (a deed of donation to the monastery of Axpe); it was formally established in 1340 and joined the merindad of Uribe in 1366. It has 102,986 inhabitants (INE, 2025), the second most populous city in Bizkaia, compared to the 119,380 it once had in 1983.
Altos Hornos de Vizcaya
Historical milestone
Steel company formed in 1902 through the merger of several firms, which came to employ 14,330 workers in 1969 and was for decades the largest industrial complex in the Basque Country. It closed for good in 1996.
La primera mención escrita de Barakaldo
Historical milestone
The oldest written reference to Barakaldo dates from 1051, in a monastic donation charter that cites Lope Velázquez as 'Señor de Baracaldo' (Lord of Baracaldo).
Las Torres de Luchana
Historical milestone
Fourteenth-century medieval towers that once dominated the Lutxana district, now vanished; they are known thanks to an 1785 painting by artist Luis Paret y Alcázar that depicted them.
Puente colgante de Burceña
Monument
Bridge built in 1824 by engineer Antonio de Goicoechea, an early example of suspension bridge engineering on the Nervión estuary.
Cueva de los Mosquitos
Historical milestone
Site in the El Regato district with remains dated to the Epipaleolithic, around 10,000 years old, the oldest evidence of human presence in Barakaldo.